Active For-Hire Vehicle Registry for New York City

Over 100,000 records list all active, TLC-licensed for-hire vehicles in New York City, updated daily by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission. The dataset includes vehicle details, license status, and affiliated base information, with the most recent update from March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the composition of the active for-hire fleet using columns like Vehicle Year, Vehicle VIN Number, and Wheelchair Accessible.
• Tracking vehicle licensing and base affiliations for regulatory compliance using Base Name, Base Number, and License Type.
• Monitoring the operational status and certification timelines of vehicles with fields such as Active, Expiration Date, and Certification Date.
• Verifying vehicle and operator details for trip or safety audits via DMV License Plate Number, Permit License Number, and Vehicle License Number.

Strengths

• Daily update schedule between 4–7 PM ensures high temporal accuracy for active vehicle status.
• Includes over 20 specific columns detailing vehicle attributes, licensing, and base affiliations.
• Directly sourced and maintained by the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, the regulatory authority.

Limitations

• Exact row count is unspecified across all sources, making scale assessment difficult.
• Contains only active vehicles, requiring separate data for historical or inactive fleet analysis.
• Potential for stale data if the automated daily update fails, as noted in the platform descriptions.

Provenance

Source

New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)

Collection Method

Official regulatory licensing records, updated daily.

Time Range

Current active vehicles as of the last update (March 2026).

Freshness

2026-03-24 (from Socrata)

Geography

New York City, USA.